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Service held for missing mother | Service held for missing mother |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A service of thanksgiving has been held for the life of a mother-of-three who went missing eight years ago. | |
Debbie Griggs, who was 34 and pregnant when she was last seen, disappeared from her home in Walmer, near Deal, Kent in May 1999. | Debbie Griggs, who was 34 and pregnant when she was last seen, disappeared from her home in Walmer, near Deal, Kent in May 1999. |
Her car was found a week later in Deal, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from her home, but there has been no other trace of her. | Her car was found a week later in Deal, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from her home, but there has been no other trace of her. |
The service, for family and friends, was held at St Leonard's Church in Deal on Saturday. | |
'Happiest day' | 'Happiest day' |
"It would have been Debbie's 17th wedding anniversary," said her mother, Pat Cameron, who lives in the town. | "It would have been Debbie's 17th wedding anniversary," said her mother, Pat Cameron, who lives in the town. |
"The family felt it was appropriate to hold the service on that day as it was one of the happiest of her life." | "The family felt it was appropriate to hold the service on that day as it was one of the happiest of her life." |
The Kent Police investigation into Mrs Griggs's disappearance remains open and officers are still appealing for information. | The Kent Police investigation into Mrs Griggs's disappearance remains open and officers are still appealing for information. |
When she left home her fair hair was cut in a bob. | When she left home her fair hair was cut in a bob. |
She was reported missing by her husband, Andrew. | She was reported missing by her husband, Andrew. |
Mrs Cameron said the thanksgiving service was a chance for people to say goodbye to her daughter. | Mrs Cameron said the thanksgiving service was a chance for people to say goodbye to her daughter. |
"It is the only way we can do it," she said. | "It is the only way we can do it," she said. |
"But we don't want anyone to wear black as Debbie wouldn't have wanted that." | "But we don't want anyone to wear black as Debbie wouldn't have wanted that." |
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